Meatcleaver Massacre

Name: Meatcleaver Massacre (1977)
Genre: Horror
Rating: 38
Cast: Christopher Lee, Bob Mead, Larry Justin, J. Arthur Craig, James Habif

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1977

1h 25m

Horror

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A man calls upon the power of the occult on his death bed to seek revenge on the four men who butchered his family.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Improbably blending pagan folklore with a post-Manson mindset, this is a bad trip through the paranoia of 1970s Los Angeles, where monsters and madness cohabit. It’s cheap, scuzzy and bonkers, with its own psychedelic vibe.

Oct 18, 2023

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Eric Henderson

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

You know a flick is gunning for bad-movie notoriety when its claim to fame comes from a precredit intro delivered by Christopher Lee.

May 21, 2004

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Christopher introduces and concludes a movie that has nothing to do with his monologue. And surprisingly there are no meatcleavers in this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Well, what are you to do when you have a crappy horror movie and you can't sell it? How about shoot an opening with a monologue by Christopher Lee and bill him as the principal lead? Yeah, that's a recipe for disaster. The makers of Hollywood Meatcleaver Massacre (AKA Meatcleaver Massacre) were nearly sued by Christopher Lee, but he eventually let it go. This is just a really bizarre and bad movie that has very little merit. None of it really makes much sense at all, it's shot too dark, the acting and the dialogue are lame and the kills themselves are pretty subpar. Also, there's no Hollywood and no Meatcleaver to be found. It's just an evil spirit taking revenge on a group of kids who murder a family. It's a pretty forgetful film, except for the opening moments with Christopher Lee. I'd say skip it, but the morbidly curious (like myself) will want to check it out, I'm sure. There's nothing really positive I can say about it, other than that. You be the judge.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Evan Lee Dahl

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Christopher Lee

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Bob Mead

Phil Jones

Larry Justin

Mason Harrue

J. Arthur Craig

Detective Wexler

James Habif

Professor Cantrell

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A man calls upon the power of the occult on his death bed to seek revenge on the four men who butchered his family.

Director: Evan Lee Dahl
Producer: Ray Atherton, Mark L. Rosen
Screenwriter: Ray Atherton, Keith Burns
Production Co: Sanrio Company
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 25m

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